Improvement in oil-presses



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C. L. MOREHOUSE.

OIL-PRESS. No.170,488. Patented Nov. 30. 1,875

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N.PETERS. PHDTO-LITHOGRAFNER, WASKINGION. D. C.

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OIL-PRESS.- No.170,488. Patented Nov. 30, 1875.

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45%M '1 gym/AW N PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, D C.

UNITE STA S PATENT OFFICE. j

CHARLES L. MOREHOUSE, OF CLEVELAND, OHlO.

IMPROVEMENT m OlL-PRESSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 170,488, dated November 30, 1875; application filed September 18, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OHARLEs L. MORE HOUSE, of Cleveland, in the county of Guyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certainnew and Improved Oil-Press; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eomplete'description thereof, refer" ence being bad to the accompanying drawings making part of this specification, in. which Figure 1 is a side view of the press. Fig. 2 is an end elevation. Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a view of the cylinder. Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse section of Figs. 4 and 6. Fig. 7 is a woven follower. Figs. 8 and 9 are plain followers, to which reference will be made. Y

Like letters of reference refer to like parts it) the several views.

This invention is a press for the manufacture of paratline-oil and other oils, the construction and operation of which are substantially as follows:

The frame of the press referred to consists of a base, A, and standards B B O (3, secured to said base, whereas their upper ends are secured, respectively, to the beams D E, Fig. 3, by means of the nuts a, as shown in the drawings. F is a vertical sliding shaft held in position at the top by guide-plates G, and at the I lower end by guide-beams H, Figs. 1 and 2, one on each side of the shaft. The ends of said guide-beams are secured, respectively, to

the standards by straps I), which permit of the beams moving vertically between said standards, wherein-they are arranged as shown in the drawings. I and J are a pair of screws, having their inner ends rigidly connected to each other, so that they revolve together. The screw I has. a right-handed thread, whereas the screw J is left-handed. The screw passes through the shaft F in a slot made therein.

' 0n the screw 1 is a nut, K, to the upper side manner, are attached a pair of links, M and M, the opposite ends of which are in the same is shown in Fig.4. The inside of said cylinder is provided with a series of ribs, 0, ar-

ranged longitudinally therein from top to bot-J tom, as will be seen. in the vertical section,

Fig. 5. Within said cylinder is loosely titted a spiral spring, 0, Figs. 4 and 5, a detached 'of which is shown in Fig. 6, the purpose of which will presently be shown.

Having described the construction of the several parts of the press, and their arrangement, the practical operation of the same is as follows: As aforesaid, the special purpose of this press is for expressing oil from paraffine. paraffine is placed in small canvas bags, which arethen subjected to the action of the press,

as follows: The press is screwed up to the po-,

sition indicated by the dotted lines 2' in Fig. 1, thereby elevating the head of the shaft F above the top of the cylinder, as indicated by the dotted lines f, Fig. 1, which represents the head secured to the end of the shaft, and

which is of a size-to fit the inside of the cylinder inside of the ribs referred to. This ele vation of the shaft and head allows access to the inside of the cylinder, and admits'of -said cylinder being'r enioved' from the press. The cylinder is placed on the floor of the press, as shown in Fig. 1, over a metal disk or base, h, Fig. 5, raised thereon, so as tofit within the ribs 0, and upon which the spring stands, as

will be seen in said Fig. 5. Within the spring 0, in practice, is arranged a large sack, of

sufficient length to allow the mouth Of WhlCh to extend above the top of the cylinder. Into said sack is deposited a sufficient number of the small sacks or bags of paraffine above referred to, to form one layer in the bottomof the cylinder, upon which is then laid a solid follower or disk, m, Figs. 5 and 9. Upon said follower is laid a follower, c, of woven fabric, (represented in Fig. 7,) which may consist of willow, cane, iron, or any other equivalent material, or a combination of both. Upon said follower of woven material is laid another To thisend, practically, the prepared jponrse ot'hsmall bags of 1paraffine,whereon is glaillfas before, a lsolid follower of netal, followjed; thereon by another of woven material. Upon, this is again, laid a similar course of j bags, aild so on until the cylinder is fnll, or fine-arly so; on the topk of these, alternate ;j;:conrses0f bagsjand followers; The loose ma- ,terial of Ellie mouth of the, incl osing sack is a ned, and thereonis llaidya follower, mfFigg [4,,afdl tziched view of which isshown inFig.

ninber and size, toreceive thelribs eyoflthef cylindenjso tliattlie circumference-of tlie fol-J we: w l fi xj lpse w e inside o we y nas will be seen Figs; 4 and 5,1in, which 3 willfll ie observed that the follower covers" liel springythereby completing thecharging [wjof the cylinder for thefpress. i y y i The cylinder-being thus properly filled, the x wholefispressed. therein by turning the crank thereby operating the screws I J, causing" the descent ot', (the shaft and head thereof down upon) the follower n,and forcing it upon ,jthebags 1 of paraffine, the continnous descent gof which expresses the oil from i the paratfine, v liichfflow s down the sides of the cylinder beltweenfthe ribs, and escapes therefrom through \theopenings a" in the lower end onto the floor Qfl the press, from which it istaken into, a refceiver. Theposit-ion of the press when screwed f down-nponthe contents, of the 'cylinder is such @j asshownwin Fig; 1. s The oil being expressed rom thehparafiine, the press is run up to the Mpositionindicatedby the dotted lines in said at Fig. lghy a reverse movement of the screws. glThelpressnre being removed from the cylinder," the recoil ot'the spring loosens up the m compressed mass, so that the followers and ilbags therein canjbe easily removed. lhe spring also serves as a guide to prevent the bags from lateral expansion and crowding the interstices of, the woven follower ontomhe smooth surfacelof thesolidonebelow: ,Tlins Said 'tollower 1 n is provided withaseries] o 3 peripheral f notches, ,Q', 'correspondingy in a y between, the ribs to the sides of tne cylinder,

and prevents the downwardjflow of: expressedoil. s f s l The purpose of Ithewovenflfollower (shown in Fig. 7) placed on the solidjt'ollojwersbetween theseries of bags isto permit theoilgltojflow off from the bagstotliesidesoffthe cylinder as fast as it is expressed. The oil rims throngh me u will flow as freelyfromf the center yof thejcylinder as from nearerwdthesides,fjwliich W wonld notbe the caselwereg hehag's placed; directly upon the surface of thefsolid followlers,in;which casethe contact of th e bags with thegfface of the tollowersywonld bstruc th readyflowloftheexpressed oi i The woven followers,heing jadeof strong material, will retain their form while under pressure. Hence, they do not crnshdown and prevent the flow of the oil to "tli sideso'f the cylinderi l I am aware thattoggle-joint mechanism has been used for "arions ypurposesy hence, itqis notclaizned herein as new se 'aratelylconsid-t ered.

What I claim as my invent n, an d desire to secure by Letters Patent, is+- l f f 1. The spiral spring O,in combination witht the cylinder-N, substantially in the manner as 1 and for the purpose specified; 1 '2. The woven followerj c", in jcombination with the solid followersm, springQand cylinder N, for the purpose herein specifiedgl y 3; In oil-presses, the toggle-joints or'lever mechanism of the press, inicoinbination with the cylinder N, spring 0, disk m, and follower s a n, substantially as set forth. s l l i j 1 I CHARLES L. MOREHOUSE. Witnesses: W1 J. H. BURRIDGE A. F. CORNELL. 

